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*''Other Names'': 石垣鋭之助 ''(Ishigaki Einosuke)'' | *''Other Names'': 石垣鋭之助 ''(Ishigaki Einosuke)'' | ||
− | *''Japanese'': [[新納]]久修 ''(Niiro Hisanobu)'' | + | *''Japanese'': [[新納]]久修 ''(Niiro Hisanobu, or Hisanaga)'' |
− | Niiro Hisanobu was the leader of a group of nineteen [[Satsuma students|students]] from [[Satsuma han]] who traveled to Europe in [[1865]]. | + | Niiro Hisanobu, also known as Hisanaga, was the leader of a group of nineteen [[Satsuma students|students]] from [[Satsuma han]] who traveled to Europe in [[1865]]. |
Niiro was 34 when he left Japan; like all the other members of the mission, he adopted a new name, and was known as Ishigaki Einosuke while overseas. | Niiro was 34 when he left Japan; like all the other members of the mission, he adopted a new name, and was known as Ishigaki Einosuke while overseas. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
− | *Plaque at Satsuma students monument outside Kagoshima Chûô train station. | + | *Plaque at Satsuma students monument outside Kagoshima Chûô train station.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/21519295436/sizes/o/] |
[[Category:Samurai]] | [[Category:Samurai]] | ||
[[Category:Bakumatsu]] | [[Category:Bakumatsu]] |
Latest revision as of 20:46, 24 October 2015
- Other Names: 石垣鋭之助 (Ishigaki Einosuke)
- Japanese: 新納久修 (Niiro Hisanobu, or Hisanaga)
Niiro Hisanobu, also known as Hisanaga, was the leader of a group of nineteen students from Satsuma han who traveled to Europe in 1865.
Niiro was 34 when he left Japan; like all the other members of the mission, he adopted a new name, and was known as Ishigaki Einosuke while overseas.
He returned to Japan in 1866/3, bringing with him valuable new technology in the form of spinning machines. He later became a karô (House Elder) in the domain.
References
- Plaque at Satsuma students monument outside Kagoshima Chûô train station.[1]